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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Red noses and Chili

"When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parson's saw, And birds sit brooding in the snow, And Marion's nose looks red and raw." ~Shakespere
I do not particularly love winter because it's cold and grey...and cold and grey, but I absolutely love December! December really shouldn't even be counted as winter, because everything is bright and happy and no matter what everyone looks jolly and glad. Christmas does have a lot to do with that of course.

Like mom said so much has happened in so little time. I'm currently trying desperately to gain weight, not just to look better, but for health reasons. Me being underweight surprisingly affects my low-blood sugar a lot. So for now, much to my despair, I'm not running, or biking or swimming or anything, just walking and doing yoga until I gain weight and my blood sugar becomes steady. I love to run and I hate watching my sister Cate take off without me, but I know it's for the best.
It's hard to ignore or pretend nothing happened the past few months. My blood sugar going up and down. But I'm on a new path, and mom is too. We're in this together.

Mom is out of town to help with my sister and her new baby so I got to make dinner for Cate, dad and me.
I thought it was a good night for chili. Mom makes this for us often. It will always be a favorite.

3 comments:

Praying for you everyday. I am so glad you aren't running or biking right now. Think of this time as a comfort zone, a time of healing and rest. A time not to be distracted by exercising but to face head on all that God has for you. When I got my stress fracture after training for the first marathon and not taking care of myself I really felt God telling me, stop. Sacrifices are so hard, but it's worth it to make them. You are on the right track! Love you!

I've decided to slow down on running for a season too, haha mainly because it's cold outside and lonely without you :( But running just now and then has made me enjoy it more and to take more important things in my life into better focus. You are an inspiration to me in this area. You really have been taking on this season of your life just as well as you would a race season. I love you!